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Census town · Census 2011 · code 629963

Pudupattinam population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population21,151people
Households5,454PCA households
Literacy rate89.73%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.68%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,15110,62110,530
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2431,1381,105
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,9678,9468,021
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.73%94.34%85.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8341,9011,933
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1587682
Total workersCensus workers8,1816,2151,966
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.68%58.52%18.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,0875,5331,554
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,094682412
Non-workerspeople12,9704,4068,564

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26644; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,454 households and 21,151 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.6% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.34% for males and 85.1% for females.
  • Of 8,181 workers, 86.63% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10846
Agricultural labourers18713
Household industry workers5623
Other workers6,7361,012

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Pudupattinam (CT)6040570921,151

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.